Studio A

A nice piece by Andrea Davis Pinkney in yesterday’s HuffPost: “A Black Kid In A Hoodie Brings Tidings Of Comfort And Joy.” Thanks for the mention!

Our stamp design celebrating African American History and Culture was issued today in a ceremony at the new Smithsonian museum. Both Lonnie Bunch, the museum director, and Smithsonian Regent Chair David Rubenstein spoke eloquently about how important it is for people to visit NMAHHC and learn about America. As Americans, it’s our history and culture!

The 2018 Graphis Annual is out and we couldn’t be more thrilled. Not only was the Love stamp design we created with Yulia Brodskaya recognized, but Graphis put it on the cover! Thanks Graphis for the love stamp love!

Art, literature, and design can provide quiet yet important messages in these days of discord. Thank you Washington Post for recognizing our efforts and those of the USPS: How the snowy-day on a postage stamp can help us rethink race in america.

Umm…In case you haven’t read enough eclipse related articles, here’s one from AIGA’s Eye on Design:
Celebrate the solar eclipse with thermochromic ink stamps.

We were fortunate to work with Smithsonian Books on this volume—a companion to the first religion-oriented exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History (opening in July 2017). “Objects of Devotion” looks at the role of religion in the U.S. until the mid-1800s through artifacts, people, and locations. Thanks to Laura Harger, Peter Manseau, and our own Ricky Altizer!

We had the pleasure of working with Monika Hischbichler and curator Camille Brewer from the Textile Museum on the exhibition “Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years of Ebony Fashion Fair.” It’s on display until July 24 and features some fabulous creations. Thanks to Dian Holton for her support!

Happy to see our newest stamp design make an appearance in today’s New York Times’ Science section!

Martha Stewart gives us some love!

We love postal services cute new stamps celebrating latin american food.

Ten years ago Cara Cox (a former student and intern) designed a beautiful book called “Posters for the People: Art of the WPA.” Four years ago, Maribel Gray (also former student and current employee) wrote and designed her senior thesis about WPA posters and Modernism. Last month the USPS issued these stamps featuring WPA posters from the Library of Congress collection. Maribel helped design them and Cara was on our mind as we created them. It’s rewarding when former students make important contributions to the work we do in the studio. We hope you like the new stamps!

We were honored when Dennis O’Neil asked us to design the catalogue for “Process & Innovation: 20 Years of Partnerships in Print at Hand Print Workshop International.” It’s an exhibition he curated of artwork he produced with notable local and International artists (closes on Sunday)! Great reviews in the Washington Post, on WETA, and other places. See the show!

There’s a short article on Design Observer today about Antonio’s experience working on the catalogue “Harlem Heroes.” It’s a quick read. Take a look and let us know what you think! Looking Harlem in the Eye

The new Winter/Spring issue of Women in the Arts is hot of the press. Nice work, as always, by Helen McNiell! Take a look and then be sure to visit the National Museum of Women in the Arts to see the exhibitions in person!

It’s a great start to the new year when the mail carrier brings you good news! Today we received copies of this year’s Print Regional Design Annual, and we are grateful for the generous coverage our work received. Thank you Print, Heads of State, Jessica Hische, Michael Dyer, Frank Maresca and Jason Tselentis!